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Ahmad Jamal
Emerald City Nights; Live at The Penthouse, 1963-64
(Jazz Detective Records)
★★★★★
THESE previously undiscovered 1963-64 recorded sessions of pianist Ahmad Jamal are sonic jewels.
Recorded live at Seattle’s Penthouse Club, they bring back a jazz epoch bursting with new freedoms.
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